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JOHN H. MORIARTY, OF WVASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 432,322, dated July 15, 1890.

I Application filed February 14, 1890. erial No. 340,486. (No model.)

T at whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN H. MoRIARrY, a

' citizen of the United States, residing at lVashington, in the District of Columbia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Adjustable Patterns; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to an improvement in proportionate or uniform adjustable patterns for garments; andit consists in the construe tion of parts hereinafter described, and definitely pointed out in the claims.

The object of my invention is to provide patterns for garments which will retain their uniform proportions, and when a part is adjusted to correspond with the measures the movement of one part moving or adjusting the other parts, thereby retaining uniformity throughout the pattern. I attain this object by the construction illustrated in the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, wherein like letters and figures of reference indicate corresponding parts in the several views, and in which Figure 1 represents a pattern for dress-coat skirts. Fig. 2 is a similar View with the parts extended. Fig. 3 represents detail views of the several parts of Fig. 1. Figs. 4c, 5, and 6 represent, respectively, the sleeve pattern contracted, extended, and in detail. Figs. 7, 8, and 9 represent, respectively, the front pattern for vests contracted, expanded, and in detail. Figs. 10, 11, and 12 are similar views of the back patterns for vests. Figs. 13, 14, and 15 represent, respectively, the front pattern for trousers contracted, expanded, and in detail. Figs. 16, 17, and 18 are similar views of the back pattern for trousers.

ing extension 5, interlocked with the part A.

This extension 5 has a loop h formed thereon, which has the lower end of a curved arm or lever 6 therein. This lever has an upper and lower extension at one end, the former being pivoted at B to the body-piece 1 and the latter passing through the loop in the part 5 below the pivotal portion. The inner portion of the curved arm 6 is made long and curved gradually upward, its outer end passing through a loop h made in the edge piece 2. When the edge piece 2 is drawn out, the curvature of the arm 6 tends to force it downward, and the lower extension thereof is carried forward in an arc of a circle, thereby project ing the extension 5 out, the degree of its movement being governed by the movement of the edge piece 2. In contracting the parts the reverse movement of the lever draws the ex tension in, as is obvious. At the lower edge of the piece 2 and at the outer edge of the piece 1, I place scales to indicate the desired point corresponding to the measure.

In Figs. 4, 5, and 6 I have shown the principle of simultaneous and uniform adj ustment of the parts applied to a sleeve-pattern. In this instance 1 represents the body-piece, 2 the side, and 3 and 4 the extensible end pieces interlocked by guide strips and loops to permit their moving. The piece 3 has a longscale-extension a on its upper end,which passes through openings in the body-piece 1. 5 represents the curved arm or lever pivoted to the upper end of the body-piece 1 and formed with a central guide-strip 6, working in a loop 0 in the upper end of the side piece 2. This lever has a tongue d on its lower edge,which engages with a pivoted piece 6 on the under side of the body-piece 1. This piece 6 is to adjust the measurement through openings in the body-piece 1. A sliding scale 6 is secured in loops in the body-piece 1 to indicate with the scale a and scales f and g on the pieces 2 and 4 the proper adjustment of the pieces in relation to the measure.

In Figs. 7, S, and 9 I have shown the principle above described in connection with a vestpattern, in which No. 1 is the body-piece, Nos. 2 and 3 the lower and No. l. the upper bodypiece of the back, Nos. 5 and 6 the front edge pieces, and Nos. 10 and 11 the shoulder edge pieces, all of which are interlocked slidingly and secured bysuitable guide-strips andloops, as heretofore described. No.7 is the curved chest-piece, pivoted at a to the upper end of the front piece 6, and having a loop 1) in its upper end, through which passes a guide-strip; c on the piece 11, so that movement of the piece 7 is always governedby the movement of'theparts to which it is attached. No. 9 isi the regulating-piece "for the armpit. It is; curved and pivoted at d tothe-upper end of the :piece 4, and is slidingly united to the; piece lObya loop e ythrough which a guide-2 strip f passes, the movementof the pieces 4 and 110 governing the movement ofthesame. in proportion to the extent of their move ment. To extendthe front piece by the movement ofthe rearpieces,-I- employ two curvedf arms or levers 12 and 13, havinglateral pro-5 jectionson their front ends, one of which is pivoted to the pieces 1 and 2, respectively; and the other projection passing throughloops; in the respective frontedge pieces. The long} curved arms ofthese levers are extended'back; through suitable loops 'in the edge pieces and 4, so that the movement. of the latter-wilL force the projections in the'loops on thefronts'. outor in, as the case may be, thus movingf the .fronts. No. 8 is a rocking arm or leveri pivoted at g to the piece 11 and having am elliptical form, its endsbeing slidingly secured in-the pieces 7 and 10, so that when the piece: 11 is movedthe pieces 7 and 10 will be corre-i spondingly moved. The pieces 3, 4, and 11. have scales thereon, arranged as shown, to adjust thepatterns to theproper measure.

In Figs. 10, 11, and 12 I have shown a pat-i ternfor the back of avest. In-this form the main part or body-piece 1 is located centrally. g The pieces 2 and 5 form the lower edge, and; the'pieces 1 and 5the front edge pieces, the pieces 7 and 11 the rear edge pieces, and the. pieces 3, 6,andS the upper edge pieces, inter-; locked and slidingly secured together by suit-} able guidestripsand loops, as in the constructions heretofore described. To secure the? simultaneous proportionate movement of the pieces 7, 8, and 11, I employ two curved arms or levers 9 and 10. The former is pivoted near; its center to the piece 3 at a and has an up-; wardly-extending tongue I) and a curved arm 0 011 its opposite ends. This tongue and arm 1 areinserted in suitable loops on the pieces 6; and 8. The lever 10 has a tongue (Z on its. lower end and a long curved arm e at its other end. It is pivoted to the piece 2 by a rivet f. The ends of the lever pass through loops in the pieces 5 and 11, respectively. As the pieces 5 and 6 are moved out, the curved arms of the levers are moved, thereby forcing out the pieces 8 and 11, and as piece 7 is secured to these pieces 8 and 11 it is accordingly moved out in proportion to the pieces5 and 6. The piece 12, forming the rear edge piece of the arm-hole, is pivoted at g to the piece 1 and has its upper end slidingly secured to the piece -6, so that the adjustment of the pieces 4. and 6 will proportionately adjust the piece 12. In the piece 4 are placed scales at right angles to each other, and a horizontal scale is placed on the lower edge of piece 5.

In Figs. 13, 14, and 15 I have shown the principle, as above set forth as applied to patterns for the front of trousers, wherein Nos. 1 and 3 represent front edge pieces,N cs2 and 3 'the lower edgepieces, Nos.3,4, and 5:the rearv edge pieces, and Nos. 5,-6, 7, and lOthe upper edge pieces, interlocked :by suitable guidestrips and loops, so as to'be moved to fit the measure. 8 represents'the'crotclnextension, having a tongue on its lowerend, whichfits in thc'outer edge of piece-1. This piece 8 is formed with a curved 'uppcrend and has a guide-strip thereon, which passes through a loop in the piece -1. No. Qrcpresents the curved lever or arm pivoted to the piece 1 and extending upward into engagement with the piece 8. Its oppositeendor arm is curved downward and passes through a loop in the rear piece 4, so that an outward movement of the piece twill cause a like movement of the piece 8, keeping the adj ustment-of these 'parts in proportion. On the pieces 1, 3, 5, 6,and 7,l place suitable scales, as shown.

In Figs. 16, 17, and 18 I have shown azpatternfor the rear of trousers, the :parts being arranged and adjusted in a manner similar to the construction in Figs. 13, 14, and 15, the shape only being alteredto suitthis measure.

It will thus be-seen that by'the interlocking arrangement of the piecesby the guidestrips and loops theipieces may ibe readily adjusted according to the-measure, andby the use of the curved arms a uniformly orproportionate and simultaneous adjustment of certain important parts can be obtained with exactness.

I am aware that many minor changes may be madein the construction and arrangement of the parts of my invention and substituted for those herein shown and described without in the least departing from the nature and principle of my invention.

Having thus describedmyinvention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure byLetters Patent, is-

1. In a pattern for apparel, the combination, with theibody-piece, of aseries of edge'pieces movably secured thereto and a curved arm pivoted to the body-piece,having its endsextended out in opposite directions and engaging directly with the edge pieces on opposite sides of the body-piece,respectively, whereby the movement of the pieces on one side moves the pieces on the other side, substantially as described.

2. In a pattern for apparel, the combination, with a body-piece and a series of movable edge pieces connected thereto, of a curved arm pivoted to the body-piece, its outer end being curved upwardly, a projection on the arm below the pivot, and loops in the movable pieces in which said projection and curved 10 end are placed, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

JOHN H. MORIARTY. WVitnesses:

Louis E. REED, L. S. BACON. 

